diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/release_nightly.yml
index 9377a42c41b3..52a52de7cf2b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_nightly.yml
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
-          node-version: "14"
+          node-version: "16"
 
       # wasm-bindgen-cli version must match wasm-bindgen crate version.
       # Be sure to update in test_web.yml, web/Cargo.toml and web/README.md.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_web.yml b/.github/workflows/test_web.yml
index 83f27fef763d..b8985d444158 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_web.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_web.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        node_version: ["12", "14"]
+        node_version: ["14", "16"]
         # We most likely don't care about Rust versions here, we'll catch those issues in test_rust.yml.
         rust_version: [stable]
         # MIKE: Turning off macOS-latest for now (flaky tests on CI).
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node_version: ["12", "14"]
+        node_version: ["14", "16"]
         # We most likely don't care about Rust versions here, we'll catch those issues in test_rust.yml.
         rust_version: [stable]
         # MIKE: Turning off macOS-latest for now (flaky tests on CI).
diff --git a/web/README.md b/web/README.md
index 2fe3bac931d6..21a7fc0d6df8 100644
--- a/web/README.md
+++ b/web/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ For the compiler to be able to output WebAssembly, an additional target has to b
 
 Follow the instructions [to install node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/) on your machine.
 
-We recommend using the currently active LTS 14, but we do also run tests with maintenance LTS 12.
+We recommend using the currently active LTS 16, but we do also run tests with maintenance LTS 14.
 
 #### wasm-bindgen